SB Ballet & Dance Studios

✨ WE’RE BACK THIS SEPTEMBER… AND ENROLMENTS ARE OPEN! ✨

The countdown is on! 💜 Our classes return from Sunday 6th September, and we are now welcoming new pupils aged 2–18 years to join the SB Ballet & Dance family! 🩰✨

Whether your child is taking their very first steps into dance, looking for a fun new hobby, or wants to develop their training and performance skills further, we have something to offer. 💫

Swipe through our slides to discover the huge variety of classes and opportunities available at SB Ballet & Dance!

At the heart of our school is a passion for providing high-quality dance training within a caring, nurturing and positive environment. We want every pupil to feel valued, supported and inspired to achieve their own personal best. 💜

🌸 Classes from age 2–18
🩰 Excellent technical training
✨ A wide variety of dance styles
🤍 Caring, experienced teachers
🌟 Performance, examination & competition opportunities
👭 A wonderful, supportive dance community

Not sure which class is right for you? We offer trial classes before signing up, giving your child the chance to come along, meet us and experience a class first! 🙌

Come and be part of our amazing SB community - make friends, build confidence, develop a love of dance and receive fantastic training along the way. 🥰

📩 We are taking enrolments NOW!
Message us to find out more, arrange a trial class or secure your place for September.

We can’t wait to welcome everyone back! 💜🩰✨

✨ A WEEK AT WHITE LODGE ✨

A huge congratulations to our lovely Fliss, who has spent an incredible week training at White Lodge with The Royal Ballet School as part of their prestigious Summer Intensive. 🩰🤍

What a special opportunity to train in such an inspiring environment, learning from the amazing Royal Ballet School faculty alongside other talented young dancers.

Fliss has come away having learnt so much, made new friends and gained experiences and memories that she’ll carry with her for a long time. 💫

We are so proud of Fliss for embracing another opportunity, working hard and continuing to develop her love for classical ballet.

What a wonderful way to spend part of your summer - well done Fliss! 🩰✨💜

✨ A very special evening at the Le Classique Awards ✨

Last night, our wonderful student Annalese attended the prestigious Le Classique Awards in Blackpool, after being nominated for the Senior Ballet Award. 🩰✨

What an incredible achievement in itself, and such a special evening for Annalese to enjoy! She had a fabulous night dancing, celebrating and socialising with other talented dancers, and we couldn’t be prouder of the way she represented SB Ballet & Dance. 💜 To be recognised at this level for her classical work is something Annalese should be incredibly proud of. 🩰

But the evening also brought a very special and unexpected reunion… 💜

Whilst there, Annalese bumped into the lovely Joan — someone who holds a very important place in the history of SB Ballet & Dance.

Many years ago, when Miss Sarah was just beginning her teaching career, Joan took her under her wing. She gave Sarah the opportunity and space within her own studio to begin teaching and supported and mentored her throughout those early years.

What began with Sarah teaching in Joan’s studio eventually grew and grew, until Joan later sold the studio to Sarah - helping to lay the foundations for the school that SB Ballet & Dance has become today. ✨

It was the start of a very special relationship, and we will always be incredibly grateful for the kindness, guidance and belief Joan showed in Sarah all those years ago. Her impact is still very much a part of our school today. 💜

A beautiful full-circle moment on a very special evening — celebrating one of our talented dancers today, alongside someone who played such an important part in where our journey began. 🥹🩰

Congratulations Annalese — we are so proud of you! 💜✨

MEET THE PRINCIPAL 💜

In 2007, I followed my dream and opened SB Ballet & Dance Studios. What began with a passion for teaching and a determination to create something special has grown into a dance school that I am incredibly proud to call ours.

Almost 20 years later, I still feel just as passionate about what we do and, most importantly, why we do it.

🩰 My passion has always been Classical Dance.

I truly believe that classical training provides the foundation for so many other styles of dance. Through ballet, our pupils develop strength, alignment, control, grace, musicality and technique — skills that they can carry with them throughout all aspects of their dance training.

But my vision for SB has always gone beyond simply creating well-trained dancers.

I want our school to help shape and develop young people.

To provide an environment where children feel cared for, nurtured and inspired to learn. Where every pupil is encouraged to work towards their own personal best, whether they attend one class a week or dedicate much of their time to their training.

From our very youngest dancers taking their first steps with us in Baby Blossoms and Blossom Ballerinas, right through to our senior students, I am passionate about providing training that is age-appropriate, progressive and centred around the individual child.

Today, I am incredibly proud to work alongside a wonderful team of teachers, offering training across Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Commercial, Acrobatics, PBT & Conditioning and Choreography. Our pupils can work towards examinations, perform on stage and, for those wanting to take their training further, become part of our competitive team.

But SB Ballet & Dance has become so much more than dance classes.

It’s community.
It’s friendships.
It’s support.
It’s confidence.
It’s building skills for life. 💜

Watching children walk through our doors, grow in confidence, develop their passion and become wonderful young people is one of the greatest privileges of what I do.

Nearly two decades after opening those doors, I still feel incredibly lucky to share my love of dance with the next generation.

Miss Sarah 💜

✨ NEW COMMERCIAL CLASSES ARE COMING! ✨

We’re so excited to be adding COMMERCIAL DANCE to our weekly timetable! 🔥🖤

At SB Ballet & Dance, we will always pride ourselves on giving our dancers strong classical foundations and excellent ballet technique — but we also know that today’s dancers need to be VERSATILE!

Being able to switch styles, adapt to different choreography and bring confidence, personality and performance to the stage is such an important part of developing a well-rounded dancer. 🌟

And who better to bring the sass, style and ENERGY than our amazing Stage Dance teacher… Miss Chloe! 🔥

Miss Chloe will be bringing fresh, current commercial choreography, giving dancers the chance to loosen up, find their own style and really PERFORM!

💥 MONDAYS | Ages 12–18
💥 FRIDAYS | Ages 7–12

Expect…
✨ Commercial choreography
✨ Style & performance
✨ Confidence
✨ Musicality
✨ Lots of SASS
✨ And most importantly… lots of FUN!

Strong technique. Versatile training. Confident performers. 💫

We can’t wait to see our dancers bringing a whole new energy to the studio!

📩 Message us to register your interest / book your place.

🌟🏆 SUPREME FINALISTS! 🏆🌟

A huge congratulations to our three dancers who were selected to compete in the Supreme Finals at the end of the PSF Summer Festival! ✨

To be chosen to dance again amongst some of the strongest performances of the competition is a fantastic achievement, and we are so proud of you all. 💖

Junior Supreme Final
✨ Autumn – 6th Place Lyrical

Senior Supreme Final
✨ Taylor – Runner Up Lyrical 🥈
✨ Effie – 5th Place Ballet

Three beautiful performances to finish a brilliant couple of days for our team. You danced with confidence, artistry and passion and represented SB so wonderfully. 🌟

Congratulations Autumn, Taylor & Effie! We are incredibly proud of you! 🩰✨

🏆✨ PSF SUMMER FESTIVAL ✨🏆

What an amazing two days for our team at the PSF Summer Festival!

This was an optional competition for our students, but even so there was incredible team spirit, support and commitment shown throughout the event. 💜

Our dancers have continued to work hard and keep up their training over the summer, with the wonderful support of Miss Chloe, and they absolutely blew us away onstage! The passion, style and technique they showed made us incredibly proud. 🌟

We were also delighted to come away with some wonderful Presentation Trophies:

🏆 Most Outstanding Dancer U10 – Autumn
🏆 Most Promising Classical Dancer U10 – Adeline
🏆 Most Outstanding Classical Dancer O10 – Taylor
🏆 Best Technique – Taylor
🏆 Most Entertaining U10 – Matilda
🏆 Most Entertaining O10 – Ava
🏆 Best Groomed – Effie
🏆 Most Enjoyable Performance – Eloise, Song & Dance

A huge congratulations to these dancers, and to every single member of our team who took to the stage over the last two days. We are so proud of the way you represented our school, both on and off the stage. 💛

A big thank you to our dedicated, loyal and supportive parents, our wonderful staff team, and of course the organisers of the PSF events for another fantastic festival.

What a brilliant way to keep dancing, performing and growing throughout the summer! ✨🩰

☀️ SUMMER TRAINING ☀️

A huge well done to sisters Lola & Ava, who have spent time this week attending the Dancewise Summer School! 💗

They have learned from different teachers, experienced new styles and approaches, and been inspired.

Well done Lola & Ava for making the most of your summer and continuing to learn, we hope you had the best time! And thank you to the team at Dancewise for having them 💕

✨ TAP ATTACK SUMMER INTENSIVE ✨

A huge well done to Eloise, who spent the weekend at the Tap Attack Summer Intensive! 👏🏻🖤

Tap is a style Eloise feels incredibly passionate about, so what better way to spend a weekend than completely immersing herself in something she loves - learning, being inspired and developing her skills. 🎶👞

At just 9 years old, we’re especially proud of her for having the confidence to attend an intensive on her own, stepping into a new environment, meeting new people and embracing every opportunity that came her way.

Well done Eloise — keep following that passion! 🌟🖤

✨ LAINE SUMMER SCHOOL ✨

A brilliant week for our senior student Annalese, who spent last week at the Laine Theatre Arts Summer School! 💫

She has absolutely loved the experience - working across such a wide variety of exciting styles, being challenged and inspired, and being surrounded by like-minded young performers.

Annalese is such a versatile performer, and we love seeing her embrace every opportunity to broaden her skills and continue to grow.

We’re so proud of you - what a fantastic way to spend part of your summer! ☀️ 💃 🩰